New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
ill should again be considered tomorrow.
THE GOVERNORS INCONSISTENCIES.

HOW THE TERM ESPECIAL LEGISLATION" Is USED
AND MIsCsED.
ALBANY, April 10 (spceia Governor IIilrsveto Of tho
Crosby High License bill Is largely based on the ground
that is special legislation This is new discovery
OF the Governors It upon him after he had re-
coiyed the High License bill Ever since the Legis-
iature met he has been signing special acts.
He has signed up 10 to-day 146 ut
least 100 OF which can be considered as
special legislation judging by the rule set up by the
Governor in the High License bill. The term Especial
legislation seems be elastic In his mind. II
eau be stretched to cover certain bills, compressed
to destroy others. Nearly every one OF the
nine bills signed by him today was
special act" They might have been disposed OF by
general law. authorizing cities. towns and corporations
TO certain things But the Governor does not care IL
he is inconsistent long he peases the liquor dealers
Below list OF the last nine acts signed by him. to show
the reader large proportion OF special acts that
are still signed by him or permitted to become laws:
Chapter l37Amendng the charter OF Little Falls became
law by expiration Of ton days. ., ro,, ,.,.,o 70
Olive branch OF Free Ma.ons OF Frankfort (becane
chapter 36-Dectng recording OF certain notices OF
pendaE acton. Me IN the Orange County clerks Office
Chapter ii-Authorirng lion TO borrow $4,000 for two
ahsp,sf certain Es9,
Chapter is3-Amondinr section 1850 Of the civil Code
Chapter IAmending An act providing iot tne ormsuon
o, town and county cooperative Insurance companies
COUNTY, and snnsiing It to the town OF Monour defining
boundary between the towns "a law by expiration OF Ten
days. ,,,.,- -, c,.,.. -,
Trinity Buffalo law by expiration OF ten days
An denomination Of the laws OF tho year shows that
nearly all Of them tDis Especial character The
Governor Il will be observed has sought 10 dodge HIS
spons!bity the matter by permitting many OF these
.s pecial" acts to become laws without his sig
nature No less than twentythree laws out Of
the LAG ady In existence this year were not signed by
him A year ago he signed the Excise Mandamus act,
applyipg only the cities OF Newlork Brooklyn and
Bufslo principle the same as the Crosby High
License bill. for II picked out those cities for
certain legis alton. However, that Dill happened
10 be In favor liquor dealers and the Governor
signed IT, Nine tenths OF the 6sl bills signed by Gov
ernor hin last year special legislation In the
signed by him this year was special leeisa-
election districts and inspectors OF election In tho
town OF Geddes. Onondaga County, and II provided
a method OF elecng the officers OF that town. why ala
not the Governor upon the Legislature passing
general act giving the county Doards OF SUPERVISORS CON
There is an act authorizing whites Bank OF Buffalo
To change It's name. Why did not he Insist
upon a general act being passed m In
there an authorizing tho New York Building ana
Improvement Company TO change It's manner OF eectng
directors Surely. there ought to DO general law
providing for such trivial matters Then the city OF
Rochester Il gracIousy granted permission py the GOV
erpor 10 sell water the Cooperative Foundry Com
pany Il not this Especial legislation Z"
the pages OF the new laws In the secretary
OF States office, one that nearly every law Is
special legislation" The Governor. however, saw no
harm in Especial legislation until the Crosby bill came
into his hands
F0r rrs Of CrOsby and oners on the HGhLetnse Veto
IhJd Fuge.)